Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National
Weekly year-on-year inflation of the PBS SPI essential-items basket for National: the geometric mean, over items priced in both weeks (at least 15), of each item's price vs 52 weeks earlier (a Jevons index of 52-week price changes, base-independent). Derived by PakDataHub from official series.
Derived · PakDataHub method. Computed by PakDataHub from official series with a published formula (how the derived layer works). Weekly year-on-year inflation of the PBS SPI essential-items basket for National: the geometric mean, over items priced in both weeks (at least 15), of each item's price vs 52 weeks earlier (a Jevons index of 52-week price changes, base-independent). Inputs: commodities.* (SPI, national).
Latest · 01 Oct 2026: 5.23 (%) — updated 01 Oct 2026
Change on period: -0.80 (-13.19%)
Recent observations
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2026 | 5.23 |
| 17 Sept 2026 | 6.03 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | 3.97 |
| 03 Sept 2026 | 4.85 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 6.78 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8.50 |
| 06 Aug 2026 | 9.36 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 9.39 |
Full history back to 11 Jul 2024, CSV export and API access start with a free key.
About this series
Weekly year-on-year inflation of the PBS SPI essential-items basket for National: the geometric mean, over items priced in both weeks (at least 15), of each item's price vs 52 weeks earlier (a Jevons index of 52-week price changes, base-independent). Derived by PakDataHub from official series.
Use cases
- Chart essential-goods inflation (yoy) — national and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Feed essential-goods inflation (yoy) — national into an inflation or pricing model
- Compute real (inflation-adjusted) values
- Pull essential-goods inflation (yoy) — national into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Bank risk & credit analyst
- Macro researcher
- Policy analyst
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | prices.essentials_inflation.national |
|---|---|
| Source | PakDataHub (derived from official series) |
| Unit | % |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First observation | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Last observation | 01 Oct 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/prices.essentials_inflation.national"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National?
Weekly year-on-year inflation of the PBS SPI essential-items basket for National: the geometric mean, over items priced in both weeks (at least 15), of each item's price vs 52 weeks earlier (a Jevons index of 52-week price changes, base-independent). Derived by PakDataHub from official series.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan inflation and price data on Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National?
Yes. Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National is an official Pakistan inflation and price time series (weekly, from PakDataHub) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2024 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/prices.essentials_inflation.national, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National go?
PakDataHub carries Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National covering 2024 to 2026, updated on a weekly basis from PakDataHub.
How do I get Essential-goods inflation (YoY) — National via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/prices.essentials_inflation.national with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.